Buck: The Sled Dog In The Klondike

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Buck is a strong 140 pound dog who lived in sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley with judge Miller. He would hang around the house as a pet and would go hunting with Judge Miller’s boys and would watch out for Judge Miller’s boys. Buck was more of a house pet than anything. Then one night Buck got kidnapped by Manuel and was beaten. That turned him into a meaner dog because of the man in the red sweater. They were trying to sell Buck for money and a guy wanting to go to the Klondike bought him for 300$.

Then when they got to the Klondike Buck encountered his first snow. He found out real quick how the other dogs acted. He was used for a sled dog in the Klondike. The other dogs would beat up on him so he learned what to do and what not to do. He figured

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